The Banks Post (Page 165)

Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency will meet June 7 in Tillamook

A portion of the Salmonberry Trail in Tillamook. Photo: Chas Hundley SALEM – The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) will hold a board meeting on Friday, June 7 from 10 a.

By Chas Hundley

/ 30 May 2019

Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency will meet June 7 in Tillamook

For Roy, Mountaindale area voters, TVF&R levy will pass, and an incumbent will fall

A fire truck near Roy from the former Washington County Fire District #2, which was annexed into TVF&R in 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY - Early elections

By Chas Hundley

/ 21 May 2019

For Roy, Mountaindale area voters, TVF&R levy will pass, and an incumbent will fall

Early results show Banks Fire District voters approve levy, Moore leads in Banks School Board race

A Washington County elections worker prepares to collect ballots in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY - Early elections results indicate that, should results hold, the Banks Fire District

By Chas Hundley

/ 21 May 2019

Early results show Banks Fire District voters approve levy, Moore leads in Banks School Board race

With one day to go for May elections, Washington Co. says turnout is 15%

The Banks Public Library is host to a 24 hour ballot drop box. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY - The May special elections will end at 8 p.m. Tuesday,

By Chas Hundley

/ 20 May 2019

With one day to go for May elections, Washington Co. says turnout is 15%

Planned burns can reduce wildfire risks, but expanding use of 'good fire' isn't easy

Smoke from a 2016 controlled burn in the Tillamook State Forest towers above Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

By Courtney Schultz, Colorado State University; Cassandra Moseley, University of Oregon, and Heidi Huber-Stearns, University of Oregon

/ 20 May 2019

Planned burns can reduce wildfire risks, but expanding use of 'good fire' isn't easy

In TVF&R race, two candidates have dropped out

A fire truck near Roy from the former Washington County Fire District #2, which was annexed into TVF&R in 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley ROY - Two Washington County

By By Daniel Pearson - Banks Post

/ 17 May 2019

In TVF&R race, two candidates have dropped out

Banks April 2019 Police Log

Two Washington County Sheriff’s Office vehicles parked in front of the City of Banks Public Works building. Photo: Chas Hundley Suicidal Subject: Police were called to a report of

By bankspost

/ 15 May 2019

Washington County Museum hosts talk on Kalapuyan cultural practices Saturday, May 18

The Washington County Museum. Photo: Steve Morgan. Licensed under CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license . WASHINGTON COUNTY - The Washington County Museum is inviting the public to hear Dr.

By By Daniel Pearson - Banks Post

/ 14 May 2019

Washington County Museum hosts talk on Kalapuyan cultural practices Saturday, May 18

One-acre brush fire burning north of Banks

Photo from the scene provided by Banks Fire District BANKS - Emergency crews are battling a one-acre brush fire north of Banks near NW Davidson Road, according to social media

By Chas Hundley

/ 13 May 2019

One-acre brush fire burning north of Banks

Nearly 1,000 acres have burned on ODF-protected lands in 2019 so far

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue responded to reports of an out-of-control burn pile in Gales Creek on May 5. It turned out to be a false alarm. Photo: Chas Hundley

By Chas Hundley

/ 13 May 2019

Nearly 1,000 acres have burned on ODF-protected lands in 2019 so far

Banks High School student wins national essay contest, $3k scholarship

First place winner Gracie Nelson (center) of Banks High School with her parents. BANKS - Gracie Nelson, a senior at Banks High School who plans to attend the University of

By By Daniel Pearson - Banks Post

/ 10 May 2019

Banks High School student wins national essay contest, $3k scholarship

Burn ban goes into effect in Washington County

Firefighters work a small grass fire that ignited near Roy in August 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley FOREST GROVE - Washington County issued a burn ban that runs from today, May

By By Daniel Pearson - Banks Post

/ 9 May 2019

Burn ban goes into effect in Washington County